The Missing Coat Check Ticket
IntermediateNightlife
At a jazz club coat check, a woman politely argues with the attendant after he tells her the ticket for her stored jacket has been misplaced.
L
LinW
WeiL
你好，我来取外套，这是我的号码牌。
nǐ hǎo, wǒ lái qǔ wàitào, zhè shì wǒ de hàomǎpái.
Hello, I'm here to pick up my jacket, this is my ticket.
W
真不好意思，女士，您这张票我们好像放错地方了。
zhēn bù hǎoyìsi, nǚshì, nín zhè zhāng piào wǒmen hǎoxiàng fàng cuò dìfang le.
I'm really sorry, ma'am, it seems we've misplaced your ticket.
L
什么？可是我刚才明明把牌子交给你了呀。
shénme? kěshì wǒ gāngcái míngmíng bǎ páizi jiāo gěi nǐ le ya.
What? But I clearly handed the tag to you just now.
W
我明白您的心情，今晚客人特别多，可能一忙就弄丢了。
wǒ míngbai nín de xīnqíng, jīnwǎn kèrén tèbié duō, kěnéng yì máng jiù nòng diū le.
I understand how you feel; there are especially many guests tonight, so we probably lost it in the rush.
L
我不是想为难你，但那件外套挺贵的，我真有点担心。
wǒ bú shì xiǎng wéinán nǐ, dàn nà jiàn wàitào tǐng guì de, wǒ zhēn yǒudiǎn dānxīn.
I'm not trying to give you a hard time, but that jacket is quite expensive, so I'm genuinely a bit worried.
W
您别急，衣服肯定还在架子上，只是对不上号了。
nín bié jí, yīfu kěndìng hái zài jiàzi shàng, zhǐshì duì bu shàng hào le.
Don't worry, the coat is definitely still on the rack; we just can't match it to a number.
L
那这样吧，我帮你认一下，是一件深蓝色的羊毛大衣。
nà zhèyàng ba, wǒ bāng nǐ rèn yíxià, shì yí jiàn shēnlán sè de yángmáo dàyī.
Then let's do this—I'll help you identify it; it's a dark blue wool coat.
W
太好了，您还记得口袋里放了什么吗？这样更容易确认。
tài hǎo le, nín hái jìde kǒudài lǐ fàng le shénme ma? zhèyàng gèng róngyì quèrèn.
Great—do you remember what you left in the pockets? That would make it easier to confirm.
L
有，右边口袋里有一副黑手套，还有一张地铁卡。
yǒu, yòubian kǒudài lǐ yǒu yí fù hēi shǒutào, hái yǒu yì zhāng dìtiě kǎ.
Yes—in the right pocket there's a pair of black gloves and a subway card.
W
找到了！深蓝色羊毛大衣，口袋里正好有黑手套和地铁卡，就是这件吧？
zhǎodào le! shēnlán sè yángmáo dàyī, kǒudài lǐ zhènghǎo yǒu hēi shǒutào hé dìtiě kǎ, jiù shì zhè jiàn ba?
Found it! A dark blue wool coat, and the pocket has exactly black gloves and a subway card—this is the one, right?
L
对，就是这件！谢天谢地，总算找回来了。
duì, jiù shì zhè jiàn! xiètiānxièdì, zǒngsuàn zhǎo huílai le.
Yes, that's the one! Thank goodness, we finally got it back.
W
真是太抱歉了，给您添麻烦了，下次我们一定小心保管。
zhēn shì tài bàoqiàn le, gěi nín tiān máfan le, xiàcì wǒmen yídìng xiǎoxīn bǎoguǎn.
I'm truly very sorry for the trouble; next time we'll definitely keep things more carefully.